DRP Program – Faculty Mentored Research Program
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS (FOAs)
DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH PROJECT PROGRAM FACULTY MENTORED RESEARCH PROGRAM
The Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) invites faculty with research interests in the biomedical sciences at predominately-undergraduate institutions (PUIs) to submit an application to the Faculty Mentored Research Program.
These funding opportunities are intended to strengthen the science departments at the PUIs by providing biomedical research opportunities for faculty and students.
Eligibility Requirements: All applicants are required to attend one of the INBRE Grant Writing Workshops in order to be eligible to apply for a grant.
- Eligible Applicants include full-time permanent faculty members with an unmodified title at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher at a PUI in Arkansas. Investigators from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are not eligible to apply.
Applicants must identify a senior investigator at one of the Lead Institutions (UAMS or UAF) to serve as a mentor. In addition to research expertise in the appropriate field, the mentor should have successful NIH grant writing experience and be willing to review and critique grant proposals and manuscripts prior to submission.
- For help with identifying a mentor please contact Drs. Jerry Ware or Tom Kelly. For a list of potential mentors click here.
All applications will be peer reviewed and evaluated on scientific and technical merit along with the involvement of undergraduate students. Following the peer review process all funding recommendations will be submitted to the AR INBRE External Advisory Committee and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for final approval.
All applications are to use the NIH 398 Form pages and instructions found at this NIH web site.
Completed applications (forms, narrative, references, support letters, IRB/IACUC approvals, etc.,) should be sent via email as a single PDF file from your institutional signing official to INBREApplication@uams.edu. Proposals submitted directly by faculty will not be accepted.
DRP (RP and PP) FOA Resources
- 2025 INBRE Research Awards – FOA (PDF)*
- Personal Data Sheet
- List of Potential Mentors
- UAMS Core Facilities
- UA, Fayetteville Core Facilities
- Sample Budget Pages
- FAQs
AR INBRE Funding Opportunities
- Developmental Research Project Program*: Research Projects (RP) and Pilot Projects (PP)
- Competitive Shared Instrumentation Awards*
- Research Technology Core Voucher Program (due Jan 1, May 1 and Sept 1)
- Mini-Sabbatical Grants (accepted year-round)
- Research Seminar Funding (accepted year-round)
- Travel Awards (accepted year-round)
- Summer Manuscript Support* (no active FOA at this time)
- New Faculty Recruitment Packages* (no active FOA at this time)
*Funding Announcements are contingent upon the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences receiving an award from the National Institutes of Health with adequate funding for each program component.
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT GRANTS*
Research Projects (two-year award) & Pilot Projects (one-year award)
Applications Due: September 17, 2024 by 5:00 PM
RESEARCH PROJECTS (RP) funding is available up to two years with a direct cost budget not to exceed $125,000 per year. Project Leaders will be required to commit 6-person months (50% annual effort) to the project during the award period with Letters of Support from Department Chairs or higher administration officials if needed. Project Leaders will be required to include a minimum of 2 undergraduate students in the project. The DRPP anticipates awarding 8 RPs to start May 2025 with a second round of funding to begin May 2027.
PILOT PROJECT (PP) The DRPP will offer PP funding for up to 12 months with a direct cost budget not to exceed $50,000. Project Leaders will be required to commit 3-person months (25% annual effort) to the project during the award period with Letters of Support from Department Chairs or upper administration officials if needed. Project Leaders will be required to include a minimum of 1 undergraduate student in the project. The DRPP anticipates awarding 6 PPs to start May 2025. The DRPP anticipates annual PP funding opportunities to begin May 1 of subsequent years.
Each PL is required to identify a research mentor, from one of the INBRE Lead Institutions, with expertise in the scientific area of the proposed research. If you have any questions or need help identifying a suitable mentor, please contact Dr. Jerry Ware, Director of the DRP Program.
Eligibility Requirements:
- All applicants to have attended one of the INBRE Grant Writing Workshops to be eligible to apply for a grant.
- Eligible Applicants include full-time permanent faculty members with an unmodified title at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher at the PUIs in Arkansas. Investigators from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are not eligible to apply.
All proposals must be submitted by the signing official of your institution. Completed applications (forms, narrative, references, support letters, IRB/IACUC approvals, etc.) should be sent via email as a single PDF file to INBREApplication@uams.edu.
Contact information:
For help with identifying a mentor please contact Drs. Jerry Ware or Tom Kelly.
For form page questions and budget assistance, please contact Caroline Miller Robinson.
